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Fatal crashes in Oklahoma

Every fatal crash in Oklahoma is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in Oklahoma, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 916 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 594 645
2023 636 711
2022 643 710
2021 681 762
2020 600 653
2019 584 640
2018 603 655
2017 613 657
2016 628 687
2015 590 645
2014 589 669
2013 621 678
2012 643 709
2011 609 696
2010 616 668
2009 646 737
2008 672 750
2007 649 766
2006 669 765
2005 711 803
2004 664 774
2003 595 671
2002 639 739
2001 588 682
2000 574 650
1999 619 741
1998 647 755
1997 721 838
1996 670 772
1995 597 669
1994 606 687
1993 583 671
1992 535 613
1991 551 652
1990 558 641
1989 569 648
1988 561 638
1987 540 597
1986 607 698
1985 652 744
1984 691 797
1983 720 848
1982 916 1,054
1981 859 990
1980 820 959
1979 733 853
1978 763 901
1977 737 852
1976 689 832
1975 653 757

The fifteen Oklahoma counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Oklahoma 40109 96 102
Tulsa 40143 79 84
Cleveland 40027 22 22
Creek 40037 15 15
Canadian 40017 14 18
Le Flore 40079 14 15
Mayes 40097 14 15
Rogers 40131 14 16
Bryan 40013 12 15
Wagoner 40145 12 13
McCurtain 40089 11 12
Osage 40113 11 11
Ottawa 40115 11 13
Pottawatomie 40125 11 12
Garfield 40047 10 10

Which roads, in Oklahoma2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
Not Signed 192 205 33%
State Highway 147 162 25%
U.S. Highway 135 150 23%
Interstate 72 80 12%
County 33 33 6%
Other 7 7 1%
Trafficway Not in State Inventory 1 1 0%

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